WATCHUNG, NJ — Elizabeth Roper, director of college counseling at Mount Saint Mary Academy, announced the names of six students who have been invited into the academy’s Cum Laude Society for the 2022-2023 academic year. “The Cum Laude Society is a fellowship of scholars whose purpose is to recognize excellence in academic work,” she said. […]
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Craig Clark, 61, is taking time to reflect on the gift of life and the miracle of organ and tissue donation and transplantation, as he recently celebrated four years since his life-saving heart transplant. With his health and strength now restored, Clark said he is living each day to its fullest […]
CLARK, NJ — Students in Louis Van Bergen’s Marine Biology classes at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark spent Thursday, Oct. 27, at Sandy Hook conducting marine field studies. The students had learned in class and then put their knowledge into practice in the field. During the field trip, students studied three areas of […]
CRANFORD, NJ — On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Union College of Union County community celebrated the 89th Founder’s Day at the college’s Cranford campus, complete with a name change celebration and a new logo reveal. Established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, the college was then known as Union County Junior College. Effective July […]
CRANFORD, NJ — St. Michael Roman Catholic Church in Cranford commemorated its 150th anniversary with a yearlong celebration featuring multiple events, a surge of community spirit and a visit from Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark. The festivities kicked off with a day of service on Oct. 2, 2021, that saw St. Michael’s parishioners […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Secret Tea Room in the historic Wisner House at Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave. in Summit, takes its inspiration from world-renowned tea rooms such as the Savoy in London. On arrival, guests are offered a menu of fine teas and infusions. Their choice of tea is served alongside freshly baked scones, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The success of Rutgers University and Seton Hall University baseball will be highlighted when head coaches Steve Owens of Rutgers and Rob Sheppard of Seton Hall headline the second ever Garden State Baseball Coaches Clinic. Once again, the event, scheduled for Friday, Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., will […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Department of Community Programs is hosting its community Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, Nov. 24, from noon to 3 p.m., at the Community Center, 100 Morris Ave. The catered meal will include roast turkey, traditional side dishes, pies and other desserts, as well as coffee and beverage service. The event, which […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Thanksgiving football in Union County is down to just two games. They just happen to be the longest and oldest rivalries in the county and among the longest and oldest in the state. This week will see Roselle Park High School at Abraham Clark High School of Roselle the night before […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — A season that had state championship aspirations, based on the wealth of senior talent the Comets had coming back, almost had Hillside High School’s football team reaching the place it wanted it to go. Placed in Group 3 for the first time and moved to the north, Hillside reached a state championship […]